FIRST REGULAR SESSION
[TRULY AGREED TO AND FINALLY PASSED]
SENATE COMMITTEE SUBSTITUTE FOR
HOUSE BILL NO. 473
91ST GENERAL ASSEMBLY
AN ACT
To amend chapter 263, RSMo, by adding thereto one new section relating to noxious weeds.
Section A. Chapter 263, RSMo, is amended by adding thereto one new section, to be known as section 263.232, to read as follows:
263.232. It shall be the duty of any person or persons, association of persons, corporations, partnerships, the state highways and transportation commission, any state department, any state agency, the county commissions, the township boards, school boards, drainage boards, the governing bodies of incorporated cities, railroad companies and other transportation companies or their authorized agents and those supervising state-owned lands:
(1) To control the spread of and eradicate cut-leaved teasel (Dipsacus laciniatus) and common teasel (Dipsacus fullonum), which are hereby designated as noxious and dangerous weeds to agriculture, by methods approved by the Environmental Protection Agency and in compliance with the manufacturer's label instructions; and
(2) To control the spread of kudzu vine (Pueraria lobata), which is hereby designated as a noxious and dangerous
weed to agriculture, by methods approved by the Environmental Protection Agency and in compliance with the
manufacturer's label instructions.